Mthatha

Also known as Umtata

Mthatha ( , ), alternatively rendered Umtata, is the main city of the King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality in Eastern Cape province of South Africa and the capital of OR Tambo District Municipality. The city has an airport, previously known as the K. D. Matanzima Airport after former leader Kaiser Matanzima. Mthatha derives its name from the nearby Mthatha River which was named after the sneezewood (umtati) trees, famous for their wood and medicinal properties.

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Settlement.name: Mthatha
Settlement.other_name: Umtata
Settlement.image_skyline: Umtata.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Mthatha Central Business District
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.pushpin_map: South Africa Eastern Cape#South Africa#Africa
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Eastern Cape
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: O.R. Tambo
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: King Sabata Dalindyebo
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Main Place
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.leader_title: Councillor

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Wikidata facts

Population: 96114
Area: 54.97
Elevation: 694
Image: Mthatha-NMM1813.JPG
Dialing code: 047

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Commons category: Mthatha
inception: 1876-01-01
postal code: 5099

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== History == thumb|left|300px|1913 panoramic view of Mthatha with the Mthatha River in the foreground and the [[Drakensberg mountains in the distance by Caesar Carl Hans Henkel]]